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The Travis Ranch handbook

Living in Travis Ranch, TX: what to set up and who to call

Travis Ranch has no town government of its own, so Kaufman County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Forney Independent School District. Oncor delivers the power in Travis Ranch, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.

Travis Ranch has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Kaufman County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Travis Ranch’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Travis Ranch, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Travis Ranch.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Travis Ranch.

Start or move service: oncor.com · (888) 875-6279

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Forney Lake WSC

Forney Lake WSC supplies almost all of Travis Ranch. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists North Texas Mwd Wylie WTP as seller) and serves 20,377 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% of similar systems’ latest results.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. TX1290014.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Travis Ranch

100% of 3,220 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TFiber, Fixed wireless100%5,000/5,000
OptimumCable, Fiber99%940/940
VerizonFixed wireless98%300/20
NextlinkFixed wireless75%500/100
Rise BroadbandFixed wireless72%50/10
T-MobileFixed wireless24%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Travis Ranch’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Travis Ranch.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileTravis Ranch has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Travis Ranch kids go to
K–4Lewis ElForney Independent School District
7–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Travis Ranch (66%) is in Forney Independent School District; parts are in Rockwall Independent School District (34%).

B+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Travis Ranch is unincorporated, so Kaufman County is the local government.

Local governmentKaufman CountyTravis Ranch is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereKaufman County Early Voting ClerkElections here are run by Kaufman County (county election office). P.O. Box 1347, Kaufman, TX 75142 · (469) 376-4595FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeteamrv-mvp.sos.texas.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Travis Ranch is in ZIP code 75126

ZIP codes where Travis Ranch residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Travis RanchZIP’s residents in Travis Ranch
75126Forney, TX100%11%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Travis Ranch

Who supplies Travis Ranch’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Forney Lake WSC (EPA ID TX1290014). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.8 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Travis Ranch?

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Travis Ranch?

AT&T, Optimum, Verizon, Nextlink, Rise Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Travis Ranch?

75126. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Travis Ranch in?

Forney Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Rockwall Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Travis Ranch?

Texas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Kaufman County Early Voting Clerk. Check your registration at teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.